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Curtain calls In 1999, a male hippo in rut apparently mistook a passing tractor at a French zoo for a rival and smashed through his enclosure fencing.—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 Just look at how much the internet embraced Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand, or Punch the monkey in a Japanese zoo.—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Moo Deng soared to stardom shortly after she was born in 2024, largely thanks to a keeper who shared adorable pictures and videos of the baby hippo on social media.—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hippo